The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of about 60,000 U.S. households that is administered by the U.S. Census Bureau on behalf of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Current Population Survey

Key Concepts in the CPS

The Current Population Survey (CPS) contains a wide variety of information about individuals and the labor market. Below are some of the key concepts found in the CPS with a basic description of what variables are involved. For more information about how to write code for some of these concepts, see our pseudocode section.